Livistona

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Scots Leivinstoun +‎ -a f, named in honor of Patrick Murray, Baron of Livingston; who was also a botanist, horticulturalist, and founder of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. === Proper noun === Livistona f A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – livistonas; certain palms native to eastern and southeastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa, introduced elsewhere. ==== Usage notes ==== Many species formerly included are now placed in other genera. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Arecales – order; Arecaceae – family; Coryphoideae – subfamily; Trachycarpeae – tribe; Livistoninae – subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Livistona humilis (sand palm) – type species; Livistona australis (cabbage-tree palm), Livistona chinensis (Chinese fan palm), Livistona nitida (Carnarvon fan palm) – selected other species ==== Descendants ==== → English: livistona === References === Livistona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Livistona on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Livistona on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons